Blank-handling mechanism.



W. T. DULIN.

BLANK HANDLING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION BILED JUNE 9,1911.

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W. T. DULIN.

BLANK HANDLING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1911.

1,023, 1 38. Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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BLANK HANDLING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1911.

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BLANK HANDLING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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*Beit known that I, WILLIAM T. DULIN, a citizen of the United States, and a-resident ofPhil-adelphia, in the county of Philadelphia 'and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and: useful Improvements in Blank-Handling Mechanism, of

which the following isa specification.

This invention relatesto blank handling.

'and'showing some-portions 'in sect-ion on line 1,-f1'0f Fig. 2. Fig.2 'is awp'lan view blank hopper looking in the direction- ,of

corresponding with what is shown in Fig. -1 but with the-blank hopperfremoved. Fig.- 3 isa plan view on an enlargedscale of the arrow 3 ofFig. 1. Fi'g. 4/ is a sectionalele- 3O. tr'atingthe delivery' of a blank from the tubular blanks having the Well "known vati'on on "line4, 4:"j0f-" Fig.'3. Figs. =5 to '12 inclusive are sectional elevations and dragr'ammatic plan-views mesp'ectively, ill-us hopper to the transfer "mechanism.

I have illustrated my improvements :as particularly applied to "the handling of, tulbalar blanks'ofypaper such "as are used for thereof. illustrated "my improved 1ne ':hanismis equally: efficient in handling 'blan'ks of simple tubular construct-ion -or 1n- \i 'ard'ly foldedtrucks therein.

one of the desirable results obtained by my improved "mechanism is the delivery of successive blanks from that face of -"the pile i opposite {the poin'tof supply and directly "away from that fa'cefas in thedirection of arrow2, Fig. l-lywithout sliding :or drawimgthose blanks infthe direction of their length against thefblanks remaining in the happen This is particularly desirable in tlie\ca-se of freshly printedhlanks on which tl1'eiiik is easilysineared:

General zzew' zp tz'o'nglvfyimproved mechanisinis illustrated "a'sp"rovided with side frames 5, 6 upstanding from aconvenient "base :7. Shaft '18ihaviiigfhearings"in' said i "BLANK-HAN'I-D'LING. MECHANISM.-

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side frames, J carries a planetary transfer mechanism comprising a'pluralityfof rotating cylinders as40;;mounted between carrier heads 19 ,19 'ffixed to and revolving with saidshaft 18., Above said planetary transfer mechanism I, the; hopper mechanism indicated in a-general wayby 2, Fig.

1.. This mechanism proyided"tojreceive the blanksand deliver themione by one to the planetary'transfe'r mechanism. To the left of the planetary .transfer' mechanism Fig. 1, is a pair. 0f rolljs 12, .13 for receiving the bag blanks fromthe planetar transfer and delivering" them to any su sequent mechanism as for instance bottoming mecha- .-Dm"vz'ng mechanism. The meansfor driving and timing relative to each other, the

several rotating parts my improved blank handling mechanism includes, main pi1ll,ey 141 to which is fixed; gear 15, both turning on-fixed stud 16 outstandingfrom frame v6. Said gear l5 .drives gear 17 fixed to shaft 18 of transfer cylinder carrier .19., The transfer-cylinders as {L0, arefixed to shafts as 41,

driven from: fixed -.gear AC2, ,IIiOUIlted coaxial with carrier shaft .18, through intermediate gearsas 43 fixed 'on studs as 45. outreaching from: carrier head l 9 Gi'ipping rolls as 1180 are fixed-toshaft as 450 having gears as 46 fixed thereto and-driven; from gears as 47, fixed: to transfer cylindershafts as 41.

"Shaft 20 having hearings iii-both; side frames 5, 6has gear. 21 fixed'to oneend thereof and, is? driven fromflgearalfi through intermedi ate gear-22 turning freely on stud 28. outs'tand-ing'frdm frame 6. Onl the other end of?said shaft-20 is fixedbevel gear'2 l driving bevel gear-25 fixedito the lower endrof shaft: 26. Said-shaft 26-has hearings in ears 27, 28 outstanding from frame-[5- and has, fixed to its :lupper "endabev el gear 29 driving bevel gear 30 fixed1t0 cross shaft 31 having bearings-in the upper ends ofside frames-5, 6. "Said cross-shaft 31 has slidably'fixed' thereto bevel gears 32, 33 driving bevel gears-34, 35 fixed to hop'per shafts 36,

37 all-respectively. .Blank receiving roll 12 is-;fixedto shaft 11 having hearings in side frames 5, 6 Gear 38 isfixedto one end of said shaft"11 and is driven from gear 15 of-main pulley l l." -Roll -13, coacting with ed in'springpressed bearings in frames 5,

having bearings-in carrier heads 19?, 19!. :Saidtshaftsha ve fixed thereto= gears as .44:

'receivingr'oll 12 is fixed to shaft 10 mount- 6. Gear -9 fixed to said shaft 10 is driven from gear 39 fixed to shaft 11 of roll 12.

Hopper mechanism-This mechanism, see particularly Figs. 1 and 3 comprises a pair of frames 48, 49 supported at one end on cross shaft 31 and at the other end by any suitable means as cross bar 50. Said bar 50 is in turn supported on suitable ears of frames 5, 6. Said frames 48, 49 are freely slidable on shaft 31 on bearings as 51, 52 of frame 48 and 53, 54 of frame 49. The opsite ends of said frames 48, 49 are crossslotted at 55, 560 respectively and are secured to bar 50 by bolts as 570 threaded into said bar. Frames 48, 49 have fixed to their I inwardly facing edges side walls 56, 57 respectively for tguiding blanks placed there-.

between. By means just described walls 56, 57 may be adjusted toward and from each other to accommodate various widths of blanks. For supporting the pile of blanks between walls 56, 57 I provide a plurality of blades as 58 mounted for movement relative to said hopper. I preferably arrange said bladesin one general plane in oppositely disposed pairs, as 58, 59 or 60, 61 and mount the members of each pair for reciprocation toward and from each other. Directing particular attentionto blade 58, the means provided for its reciprocation from its retracted position, Figs. 3 and 4, to

its operative or sustaining position, shown in dotted lines at 58, include slide 66 to the underside of which the rear end of said blade is attached. Said slide 66 is mounted in guide-way 67 and has car 68 upstanding therefrom. To shaft 36 is fixed eccentric 69, to the strap 70 of which said ear 68 is connected by links 71, 71. Opposite the ,jpoint of connection of links 71, 71 with 'strap 70, said strap is connected to some fixed portionas rod 72 of frame 48, by links 7 73, 73. By the means just described themtation of shaft 36 will cause blade 58 to reciprocate back and forth as described. The other blades 60, 62, 64 in frame 48 are mounted and operated similarly to the mounting and operation just described in connection with blade 58 and are timed to operate in succession from 58 to 64. The blades of frame 49 are mounted and operated in all respects similar to the blades in frame 48 but each in opposite .direction relative to its opposite blade;- End wall 74 is supported from bar 50 and serves to support one end of the pile of blanks. I preferably arrange my improved hopper so that the general plane of the blades as 58 is inclined so that the blanks sup orted therein will gravitate toward said b ades and to-' other than gravity as well-known in the general art of blank handling.

Planetary transfer meckam'sm.-I preferably employ ,four transfer cylinders as 40 or 401 fixed to shafts as 41 having bearings in heads 19, 19 of rotatable carrier .19. Directing particular attention'to cylinder 401- I will describe its features and 1 coacting adjuncts and said descriptionxtvill serve equally well forthe other cylinders in said carrier. Said cylinder 40.1 is provided with'asuction chamber 75 thereincommunieating with the surface of said roll by means of one or more ports-76. Said; ports are provided to hold, at proper times, the bag blank to said cylinder. Carrier head 19 is provided with radial channels, as 77 leading fromchamber 78, in the hub thereof, to annular chamber 79 about segmental bearmg 80 of shaft 81, Said suction chamber '75 in cylinder 401 communicates with central chamber 84 of shaft 81 by means of channel 85 and said chamber 84 of shaft 81 communicates with chamber 79 about segmental bearing 80 through ports 86 in shaft 81 and ports 82 in bearing 80. There being four ports 86 and three ports 82, conimuni cation between central chamber 84-and a11- nular chamber 79 is constantly 'maintained, no matter what the rotative position of shaft 81. Chamber 78 in hub of carrier head 19 is one of four similar chambers equally spaced in that hub and said chamber is provided with port 87 communieating with annular chamber 88 thereabout.

Between said hub 90 and chamber 88 is annular valve 89 having a port 91 therein. Said valve 89 may be shifted by means of lever 92- to close and open ports as 8.7 at the desired time relative to the rotation of saidcarrier. Pipe 93 is provided to connect chamber 88 with some suitable source of.ex-

haust, not shown. While I have illustrated cylinders as 401 of m mechanism in its pre erred form as provided with suction means for grippingthe blanks thereto respectively, it is obvious improved transfer that other gripping means such for instance as is shown on roll 12 may be efficiently faces as 100 concentric with their respective cylinder and the entering ends as 101 thereof near their coacting gripping roll "respectively, while their delivery ends as Said roll is' I 101, asfor instance ports 76, has aspeed of putting blankto pass thereunder.

102 are about diamet-rally opposite their entering ends respectively.

Blank receiving mama-This device coinprises rotary roll 12 having a pair of oppositely disposed side clips or grippers Upper roll 13 coacts with roll 12 to deliver the successive blanks to any further mecha'nism not shown. I I I I Operation-The operation of my improved machine maybe bestunderstood from Figs. 5 to 12 inclusive. In Figs. 5 and 6 blades 58, 59 being retracted, the lower end of the lowest blank is allowed to project downwardly from hopper 2 and transfer cylinder 401.- has just reached its receiving position with ports 7 6 against the lower face of said lowest blank. At the sometime port 87 of chamber 78 in the carrier hub" has rotated opposite port 91 of valve 89 thus the connecting system including ports 76 under tension whereby the lower ply of the lower, blank is gripped to the face of cylinder 401. lylinder-lOl continuing its clockwise rotationiand carrier 19-continuing its anti-clockwise rotation, said lowest blank is wrapped about said cylinder and the'upper ply of said blankstands away somewhat as shown in Fig. 7. At the same time blades 60, 61 have retracted from under the pile of blanks and blades-'58, 59 have begun toreenter under the pile but above the bottom blank which is being removed, Figs. 7 and 8. Also gripping roll 1801 is lifted to allow the open-mouthed end of the In Figs. 9 and 10 the blank has been liberated by the third pairof blades 62, 63 and the members 60, 01 of the second pair thereof have partially reenteredundeuthe remainder of the pile while blades 58, 59 have reached the extent of their inward .movenient. The leading end of the blankhas passed under roll 1801 and under the entering end as 101 of guides as 118.- In Figs. 11 and 12 the last pair of blades 64,65 11 .s released the blank and in Fig. 11 said blank is shown entirely. in the control of-the transfer mechanism. By reference to Figs. 7 and 9 it will be noted that agi-ven point on the periphery of cylinder general anti-clockwise movement slightly greater-than that required for rolling contact at its point of engagement, Fig. 5, with the bag blank... This causes a slight slack in the blank in the positions of said Figs.

.7 and 9 whichslack is takenup in F 11 by the departure of cylinder 401 from opaction with delivery roll 12.

per 2. Reverting now to Fig. 1,. afurther step in the operation isdepictedh Cylinder; 401 has now completed onefrevolutionfrom" the position of Fig. 5 andis inrollingfcotime'side clips 104', 105 enter, the side tucks of the blank and grip the upper ply of said blank to roll 12. Immediatelyv thereafter port 87 of chamber 78 in the hub ofzcarrier l0is closedby passing behind valve. 89. The

blank wrapper about cylinder 401 is thereby liberated and passes upwardly .around roll 12 and under roll1? -tobe discharged from the machine or delivered to other, mechanism, not shown.-

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1. Blank handling mechanism including in coinbina tion, av hopper adapted for receiving a pile of blanks, comprismgside walls relatively a dj ust able other, means i I sively from said hopper, including a plurality of pairs ofoppositely disposed blank supporting blades mounted for movement relative-to said hopper and means for successively moving said blades into and out of supporting position relative :to said hopper. v I a 2. Blanl handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper adapted for receiving a pile of blanks, means fordischarging blanks successively from-said hopper, including a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed blank supporting 1 blades mounted for movement relative to said hopper and 'means for successively moving said blades into and out of supportingposition relative to; said hopper.

3. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a-hopper adapted; for re-.

ceiving a pile of blanks, means for discharging blanks successively from said hopper, including a plurality of pairs of oppositely disposed blank supporting blades-, the members of each pair of blades being mounted for reciprocation toward and from each other and means for reciprocating xsaid blades successivelyin pairs.

1. Blank handling"mechanism including in combination, a hopperadapted for receiving a pile of blanks, opposite reciprocating blades for discharging blanks successively from said hopper, blank transfer means for having pneumatic blank holding means transfer cylinder into cooperative relation with the hopper! I I 5. Blank I handling mechanism including combination, a hopper adapted for receiving a. pile of blanks, opposite reciprocating blades for dischargingblanks successively At the same toward and frome'aclr for discharging blanks succesreceiving blanks from said hopper dischargmg means comprlsmg a transfer cylinder from said hopper, blank transfer means for receiving blanks from said hopper discharging means comprising a transfer cylinder, having pneumatic blank holding means thereon, a rotatable carrier inwhich the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted,

means for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder to coact with the hopper. a

6. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper having opposite reciprocating discharge blades, a blank transfer means for receiving blanks from the hopper comprising a transfer cylinder,

neumatic blank holding meanson said cyllnder, a rotatable carrier in whlch the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder to coact with 'the ho per.

Blank handling mechanism lncludmg in combination, a hopper adapted for receiving a pile of blanks, means for discharging blanks blank transfer means for receiving blanks successively from said hopper,

fromsaid hopper discharging means comprising a transfer cylinder, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means forrotating the car- .30;

rier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder to coact with the hopper, a grip, ping] roll mounted in the carrier for 00- I r :action with "the transfer cylinder and means for'rotat-ing the roll at the same surface speed as.,-the cylinder.

8. Blahk handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper adapted for receivmg a pile of blanks, means for discharging blanks successively from said hopper, blank transfer means for receiving blanks from said hopper discharging means comprising a transfer cylinder, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the'carrier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder ,to'

coact with the hopper, a gripper roll mounted in the carrier for coaction with the transfer cylinder, means for rotating the roll at the same surface speed as the cylinder and means for moving the roll'toward and from said cylinder. v

9. Blank handling mechanism including in combination,- a hopper having opposite reciprocating discharge blades, a rotary blank receiving means, blank gripping I means thereon, blank transfer means for re-' ceiving blanks from said hopper and delivering them successively to the blank receiving means comprising atransfer cylinder having pneumatic blank holding means thereon, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted and means for timing-the blank transfer means and the receiving means with each other.

,10. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper having opposite reciprocating discharge blades blank transfer means comprising a plurality of transfer cylinders, pneumatic blank holding means on said cylinders, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinders are rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier to move the transfer cylinders successively into cooperative relation, with the hopper and means for rotating the transfer cylinders.

, 11. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper adapted for receiving a pile of blanks, means for discharging blanks successively from said hopper, in-

cluding a plurality of blank supporting blades mounted for *movement relative to Isaid ho per, means for moving said blades into an out of supporting position relative to said hopper, blank transfer means for receiving blanks from said hopper discharging means comprising'a transfer cylinder, a-

rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier to move the transfer cylinder into cooperativerelation with the hopper and means for rotating the transfer cylinder.

12. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper adapted for receiving a pile of blanks, means for discharging fer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder to coact with the hopper.

13.'Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper adapted for receiving a pile of blanks, means for discharging blanks successively from said hopper, including a plurality of blank supporting blades mounted for movement relative to said hopper, means for moving said blades int-o and'out of supporting position relative to said hopper, blank transfer meansjfor receiving blanks from said hopper discharging means comprising a transfer cylinder, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder to coact With the hopper, a

gripping roll mounted in the carrier for coaction with the transfer cylinder and means for rotating the roll at thesame surface speed asthe cylinder, I

14. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper ada ted for re-- ceiving a pile of blanks, means or discharging blanks successively from said hopper,

blank transfer means for receiving blanks from the hoppeigdischargmg means comprising a transfer cylinder, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfer cylinder to coact with the hopper, blank holding means on said cylinder comprising a suction chamber in said carrier, a suction chamber in said transfer cylinder, a channel connecting said carrier chamber with said cylinder chamber, a suction port in the face of the transfer cylinder and means controlled by the rotation of the carrier for opening and closing respectively at predeprising a plurality of transfer cylinders, a

rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinders are rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier to move the transfer cylinders successively into cooperative relation with the hopper, means for rotating the transfer cylinders, a suction chamber in said carrier, a suction chamber in each of said transfer cylinders, channels connecting said carrier chamber with each of said cylinder chambers respectively, a suction port in the face of each transfer cylinder and means controlled by the rotation of the carrier for opening and closing respectively at predetermined times said channels.

' 16. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a hopper ada ted for receiving a pile of blanks, means for discharging blanks successively from said hopper,

blank transfer means for receiving blanks from said hopper discharging means comprising a transfer cylinder, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfercylinder to coact with the hopper, blank holding means on said cylinder comprising a suctionchamber in said carrier, a suction chamber in'said transfer cylinder, a channel connecting said carrier chamber with said cylinder chamber, a suction port in the face of the transfer cylinder, means controlled by the rotation of the carrier for opening and closing respectively at predetermined times said channel and settable means for varying the times of opening and closing respectively said channel relative to the rotative position of said carrier.

17. Blank handling mechanism including in combination, a transfer cylinder, a rotatable carrier in which the transfer cylinder is rotatably mounted, means" for rotating the carrier and means for rotating the transfer-cylinder, blank holding means for said 1 carrier and means for rotating the transfer 1 cylinder to coact with the hopper, blank holding means for said cylinder comprising a suction chamber in said carrier, a suction chamber in said transfer cylinder, a channel connecting said carrier chamber with said cylinder chamber, a suction port in the face of the transfer cylinder, means controlled by the rotation of the carr'er for opening and closing respectively at predetermined times said channel, and sett-able means for varying the times of opening and closing respectively said channel relative to the rotative position of said carrier.

Signed at Philadelphia, Pa., this 6 day of June 1911 before two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM T. DULIN. VVit-nesses:

C ARENCE SNYDER, J. M. Conner.

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